Article
Genetic effects of PDGFRB and MARCH1 identified in GWAS revealing strong associations with semen production traits in Chinese Holstein bulls.
BMC genetics - 3 Jul 2017
Liu Shuli, Yin Hongwei, Li Cong, Qin Chunhua, Cai Wentao, Cao Mingyue, Zhang Shengli
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Using a genome-wide association study strategy, our previous study discovered 19 significant single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) related to semen production traits in Chinese Holstein bulls. Among them, three SNPs were within or close to the phosphodiesterase 3A (PDE3A), membrane associated ring-CH-type finger 1 (MARCH1) and platelet derived growth factor receptor beta (PDGFRB) genes. The present...
Topics
- Animals
- Cattle
- China
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Male
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor beta
- Semen
- Semen Analysis
- Sperm Motility
- Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
